Herring: Nutrition Facts

Herring is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 257.3 kcal

Herring contains 7.71 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 13 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Herring — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Herring provides about 18.9% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 21.4% of the daily intake of fats and 3.1% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein14.2 g
18.9%
Fat18.0 g
21.4%
Carbs9.6 g
3.1%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Herring of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.3 mg
33.3%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1.7 mg
11.6%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B33.3 mg
20.6%
Vitamine B4104.1 mg
20.8%
Vitamine B50.1 mg
2.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Herring.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium77 mg
7.7%
Iron1.2 mg
12.0%
Magnesium8 mg
2.0%
Phosphorus89 mg
12.7%
Potassium69 mg
1.5%
Sodium870 mg
66.9%
Zinc0.5 mg
4.5%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Herring.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan159 mg
2.0%
Threonine622 mg
25.9%
Isoleucine654 mg
32.7%
Leucine1.2 g
25.1%
Lysine1.3 g
31.8%
Methionine420 mg
23.3%
Cystine152 mg
8.4%
Phenylalanine554 mg
12.6%
Tyrosine479 mg
10.9%
Valine731 mg
29.2%
Arginine849 mg
13.9%
Histidine418 mg
19.9%
Alanine858 mg
13.0%
Aspartic acid1.5 g
11.9%
Glutamic acid2.1 g
15.6%
Glycine681 mg
19.5%
Proline502 mg
11.2%
Serine579 mg
7.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.153 g), isoleucine (0.654 g) and valine (0.731 g).
Herring contains 2.54 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.681 g), arginine (0.849 g) and methionine (0.420 g).
Herring contains 1.95 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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